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Mousewhisker's musings, inspirations, latest works of art, and farmlet happenings.
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My New Painting 'Fuzzy Wuzzy'
Closeup detail of my latest work - a curious Little Owl and fuzzy friend!Painting this brought back memories of searching for the adorable black furry caterpillars on Mum's cinerarias when I was a kid. They're from the Magpie Moth (aka Woolly Bear Caterpillars - you can see why!)Little Owls are to be found in the South Island of NZ. They...
My New Painting 'Fuzzy Wuzzy'
Closeup detail of my latest work - a curious Little Owl and fuzzy friend!Painting this brought back memories of searching for the adorable black furry caterpillars on Mum's cinerarias when I was a kid. They're from the Magpie Moth (aka Woolly Bear Caterpillars - you can see why!)Little Owls are to be found in the South Island of NZ. They...
Blackbird Babies
Spring is here and so is my new painting of these cute fluffies!There is a blackbird mum sitting on 3 gorgeous blue and brown speckled eggs in a nest in our orchard, so hopefully soon there will be some new season's fluffballs hopping around the place, chirping loudly and getting their beaks stuffed full of squishy fallen plums and large...
Blackbird Babies
Spring is here and so is my new painting of these cute fluffies!There is a blackbird mum sitting on 3 gorgeous blue and brown speckled eggs in a nest in our orchard, so hopefully soon there will be some new season's fluffballs hopping around the place, chirping loudly and getting their beaks stuffed full of squishy fallen plums and large...
Are All Possums Pests?
Not this one...I definitely don't like the habits NZ possums have, but I think they are truly adorable animals. I mean, have you ever been face to face with one and really looked at that gorgeous fur, the earnest bulgy eyes and little pink twitchy nose without noticing how cute it is? (Even if it is in the middle of...
Are All Possums Pests?
Not this one...I definitely don't like the habits NZ possums have, but I think they are truly adorable animals. I mean, have you ever been face to face with one and really looked at that gorgeous fur, the earnest bulgy eyes and little pink twitchy nose without noticing how cute it is? (Even if it is in the middle of...
Kingfisher Blues
My latest painting 'Sapphire Spring'💙 Finding shades of blue bright enough to capture the kingfisher's plumage colours was a challenge with this one!... I had to unearth various tubes of blue that don't usually see the light of day very often!Just as a quirky piece of info - if you were to scrape the paint gradually off the body of...
Kingfisher Blues
My latest painting 'Sapphire Spring'💙 Finding shades of blue bright enough to capture the kingfisher's plumage colours was a challenge with this one!... I had to unearth various tubes of blue that don't usually see the light of day very often!Just as a quirky piece of info - if you were to scrape the paint gradually off the body of...
About My Rock Painting
Though I have been painting and drawing all my life, I first discovered stone painting when I was about 14 years old, and the addiction has continued ever since! I’ve always been fascinated with illusion in art. While growing up I was very inspired by Graham Rust’s ‘trompe l’oeil’ murals in his book “The Painted House”. For me, rock painting is...
About My Rock Painting
Though I have been painting and drawing all my life, I first discovered stone painting when I was about 14 years old, and the addiction has continued ever since! I’ve always been fascinated with illusion in art. While growing up I was very inspired by Graham Rust’s ‘trompe l’oeil’ murals in his book “The Painted House”. For me, rock painting is...
A Newly Fledged Owl...
Owls are one of my most loved subjects to paint, both on rocks and as wall art. Suitably shaped stones that stand upright are rare and hard to find, so I have to ration them out! The morepork and the little owl are particular favourites of mine, and the only species which live in New Zealand, except for the barn...
A Newly Fledged Owl...
Owls are one of my most loved subjects to paint, both on rocks and as wall art. Suitably shaped stones that stand upright are rare and hard to find, so I have to ration them out! The morepork and the little owl are particular favourites of mine, and the only species which live in New Zealand, except for the barn...
